Les fleurs du mal (‘The Flowers of Evil’) by Charles Baudelaire caused a sensation upon its publication in 1857: its author was promptly prosecuted and fined for ‘insulting public decency’.

We are in the middle of a global workplace burnout epidemic - aptly named the “burnout society” by Korean-German philosopher ...

We are in the middle of a global workplace burnout epidemic . Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han has aptly coined the ...

From Nick Cave to Steely Dan and Bob Dylan we've compiled a list of songs with a great narrative story fit to be made into ...

The Met’s exhibition charts the evolution of the Black dandy from the 18th century to today. Here’s what to look for on the ...

Bob Dylan analyses 66 songs in his book The Philosophy of Modern Song, but there's one ballad from 1955 that he claims has the undertone of a serial killer.

Sometimes it's a mystery where our thoughts come from. I can be walking along the street and suddenly a disturbing image will ...

By Toby Slade and Dijanna Mulhearn Fashion is one of the most powerful tools we have for understanding ourselves and the world around us. Nowhere is this clearer than in the story of black American ...

Located in the middle of the Seine, this Parisian island is home to incredible architecture, charming shopping, and ...

The famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin spent most of his life working on the monumental structure The Gates of Hell.